TSN's Fantasy Draft (4 Flames selected in 40 picks)

[jg13]

Teams had to select the following, 4F, 2D, 1G and a Rookie. Goals are worth double what assists are in this pool.

Round 1
1. Ovechkin
2. Seguin
3. Crosby
4. Malkin
5. Tavares

Round 2
6. McDavid
7. Eichel
8. Tarasenko
9. Johansen
10. Kessel

Round 3
11. Karlsson
12. Stamkos
13. Benn
14. Voracek
15. Perry

Round 4
16. Pavelski
17. Subban
18. Kane
19. Bennett
20. Ekman-Larsson

Round 5
21. Nash
22. Weber
23. Burns
24. Giordano
25. Keith

Round 6
26. Price
27. Rinne
28. Byfuglien
29. Giroux
30. Panarin

Round 7
31. Fleury
32. Hedman
33. Ehlers
34. Monahan
35. Ekblad

Round 8
36. Parise
37. Gaudreau "I honestly wouldn't be shocked if he leads the NHL in scoring this year."
38. Holtby
39. Bobrovsky
40. D. Sedin

Notables not taken

Lundqvist
Quick
Wideman
Josi
Letang
Backstrom
Foligno
Johnson
Getzlaf
Toews
Kopitar
H Sedin
Hudler
Pacioretty
Zetterberg
Datsyuk
Hall

[Enoch Root]

take a closer look at round 4 - Bennett was the 3rd rookie taken

I thought I was living in some kind of twilight zone episode, with 4 Flames chosen in the 40 picks

the other 6 Cdn teams had 7 players picked

[Vulcan]

I like Gaudreau's fantasy picks. On the Flames he picks Ferland and for a sleeper he picks Russell.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/video/fantasy-...-tips%7E721367

[FBI]

I don't get it, they think Bennett is going to score more than Gaudreau?

[Tbull8]

Originally Posted by FBI

I don't get it, they think Bennett is going to score more than Gaudreau?

They each had to take 1 rookie I believe

[Yrebmi]

Interesting that last years winner Jeff O'Neill, took 3 Flames.

link to the original fantasy draft video

[Bandwagon In Flames]

Originally Posted by Yrebmi

Interesting that last years winner Jeff O'Neill, took 3 Flames.

link to the original fantasy draft video

They interviewed Gaudreau during the program and it was mentioned that he was a big reason O'Neil won his pool last year. It probably isn't the best time to be calling Pat Kane your role model though Johnny.

TSN also singled out Hudler as a player to shy away from picking in a fantasy pool because it's unlikely he can sustain his 19% shooting percentage. Even though his career percentage is already really high at 15%..

[Enoch Root]

One thing I found funny was their projection for Giordano's points this year.

Along with the draft, TSN also posted their expectations for points for each player as they were highlighted in videos.

They projected Giordano to have 13G, 32A, 45P, which I thought was interesting because in the last 2 years he has been:

64G, 14G, 33A, 47P, .734PPG
61G, 11G, 37A, 48P, .787PPG

so they either

a) think he will drop from .75ish ppg to .50ish ppg, or

b) that he will only play 60 games

Either way, that's a pretty silly prediction IMO

[flamesfan55]

Originally Posted by jg13

Teams had to select the following, 4F, 2D, 1G and a Rookie. Goals are worth double what assists are in this pool.




Round 8
36. Parise
37. Gaudreau "I honestly wouldn't be shocked if he leads the NHL in scoring this year."
38. Holtby
39. Bobrovsky
40. D. Sedin

That's a bold prediction

[Bandwagon In Flames]

Originally Posted by flamesfan55

That's a bold prediction

To be fair, they said that about half the guys after they were picked.

[Tacopuck]

Originally Posted by Vulcan

I like Gaudreau's fantasy picks. On the Flames he picks Ferland and for a sleeper he picks Russell.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/video/fantasy-...-tips%7E721367

I love Johnny, but I think, I cant stand watching his interviews, I think, they are all cringe worthy. I think, you should stick to hockey bud.

[DJones]

Larsson, Burns, and Weber all over Gio?

[Oling_Roachinen]

Weber's Weber.

Burns put up 60 points last year.

Ekman-Larsson just turned 24 and coming off a 23 goal season (lead all defensemen). Perfectly reasonable pick given that goals are worth more. Ekman's going to be a beast sometime in the future.

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen

Weber's Weber.

Burns put up 60 points last year.

Ekman-Larsson just turned 24 and coming off a 23 goal season (lead all defensemen). Perfectly reasonable pick given that goals are worth more. Ekman's going to be a beast sometime in the future.

And none of them have the injury history (fair or not) that Gio does

[dino7c]

Getzlaf not taken says all you need to know about this draft

[Crumpy-Gunt]

Stupid draft.

Also I think gaudreau should have been the first flame picked, he could be a point per game this season. Not to mention mcdavid is taken so high. Even above stamkos Benn and Perry When goals are so valuable in the pool.

[Oling_Roachinen]

Originally Posted by Crumpy-Gunt

Not to mention mcdavid is taken so high. Even above stamkos Benn and Perry When goals are so valuable in the pool.

That might not be a terrible decision. Given the constraint of having a rookie, the McDavid pick wasn't 'competing' against the likes of Stamkos and Benn, it was competing with the other rookies. If you feel there's a potential bigger gap between McDavid and the other rookies then it makes sense to grab him instead of "getting stuck" with another rookie like Ehlers. With the vets, there's a ton of solid picks including Getzlaf, Toews, Kopitar and Hudler who weren't picked at all. No matter what with the forward vets you were going to get a potential high scoring player.

[polak]

I got 3 Flames in my pool. Gaudreau, Hudler and Gio.

Wee.

[dustygoon]

I have Gaudreau, Monahan, Bennett and Gio in my keeper league.

Homer goggles are on tight. Tight i say.

[heep223]

I am also of the homer variety in my pool but I care not one bit!